Let's grow our middle class, says Grimes

U.S. Senate hopeful Alison Lundergan Grimes stopped over in Henderson on Saturday afternoon as part of a 10-day bus tour in Western Kentucky called "Alison for Kentucky Jobs."

Grimes, a Democratic candidate who hopes to oust Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell, arrived at On Deck at Second and Water streets to mingle with a crowd of supporters before heading to Daviess County and the barbecue festival.

"We have a vision," Grimes told The Gleaner. "We want to grow our middle class. We want to give hardworking Kentuckians a chance."

During the bus tour of 50 counties, Grimes will discuss her plan to bring jobs to the state, according to information provided by the Grimes campaign.

If elected, Grimes said she would push for affordable child care, money for job-training programs, funding to expand access to broadband Internet and raise the minimum wage.

Grimes told The Gleaner that one of the ways she wants to develop Kentucky's job market is to bring industry back to the Commonwealth.

"We start with ending the tax breaks that sent jobs overseas," she said.